Where they stand: College hoops postseason draws near

9:04 PM,
Feb. 11, 2013

James Hulbin and Northwestern State sit in second place in the Southland Conference.

Written by

Jason Pugh
jpugh@shreveporttimes.com

One month from this week, college basketball teams will begin punching their tickets for the NCAA tournament.

Conference tournament champions will be crowned, taking with them an automatic berth in the 68-team field. Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State are both in the running for conference regular-season titles, with Tech leading the Western Athletic Conference.

Along with LSUS, which is battling for the NAIA's Red River Athletic Conference title, northwest Louisiana could place three teams in college basketball's postseason. ...